US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends flat in short session

NEW YORK Dec 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended a short
session flat on Wednesday as investors found few reasons to push
the Dow and S&P 500 to their sixth straight day of gains despite
strength in biotechs and bullish labor market data.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.74 points, or
0.04 percent, to 18,030.91, the S&P 500 lost 0.14 points,
or 0.01 percent, to 2,082.03 and the Nasdaq Composite
added 8.05 points, or 0.17 percent, to 4,773.47. With its slight
gain on the day, the Dow ended at another record.